El Mayo Zambada Gets Life in U.S. Prison for Sinaloa Cartel Leadership
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Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, longtime leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in a Brooklyn federal court after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy and continuing criminal enterprise for decades of cocaine trafficking; prosecutors said the sentence closes a long-running U.S. case against cartel leadership, following his 2024 arrest.
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